Chicken roost



Oct. 18, 1927.

A. c. WOLLENHAUPT CHICKEN BOOST Filed Feb. 18, 1927 R Y :wm N m N! T. I! A j w. A H $0M m Mr W fl @o Patented Oct. 18, 1927.

* UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AMOS C. WOLLENHAUPT, OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

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App1ication filed February 18, 1327. Serial 1 T0. 16),290. v

A further object of the invention is theprovision of a simple, compact and section ally constructed roost in which all the parts are formed of a material which may be read ily cleaned and which may be readily I'e moved, said roost also providing a support for a plurality of readily removable nests supported in a protected manner by an extensive dropping board.

This invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description, in view of the accompanying drawings forming a part of the specification; nevertheless, it is to be understood that the invention is not confined to the disclosure, being susceptible of such changes and modifications which shall define no material departure from thesalient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a roost constructed in accordance with the principles of my invention,

Figure 2 is a transverse vertical section, and

Figure 3 is a view in perspective of a removable nest adapted to be associated with the roost.

Referring more particularly to the drawings and 11 designate a pair of legs for supporting one end of the roost while 12 and 13 represent legs for supporting the opposite ends of the roost and which extend sufliciently above the dropping board 14 for carrying a division plate 15 secured at its opposite ends to a flange of the legs 12 and 13. The legs it will be noted are formed of angle irons which provide for a ready securing of the various elements to the legs. The legs are connected together by angle irons 16 which form the longitudinal supports of the board 14. Diagonally disposed brace bars 18 connect the flanges of the legs with the depending flange of the angle bars 16. Transverse bars 19 brace the lower ends of the legs at the opposite ends of the roost. The legs are also braced above the board '14 by means of transverse rail supporting bars20. r

Aiplurality of rails 21 formed of any suitable material such as :wood and impregnated with a solution to prevent film from nesting on said bars are provided with metal hooks 22 at their ends to engage over the transverse bars 20,"supporting the opposite ends otthe rails. rails may be readily removed when desired.

By this construction the jeo A pair of rails 23 are provided at the ends with hooks 24 adapted to engage over the top of the transverse bars 19 'and'provide supports for nests, generally designated by the numeral 25. The end walls 26 of the nest are extended upwardly or an additional plate or sheet of metal is secured to the inner face of the end walls and is bent outwardly in a horizontal position, as shown at 27, and depending flanges 28. The flanges 27 are adapted to engage over the bars-23 and the flanges 28 aid in maintaining the bars in spaced relation and also to prevent the bars from slipping out from under the horizontal flanges 27. The bottom 2.9 of the nest is perforated, as shown at 30, to permitthe circulation of air. The upper ends of the side Walls 31 of the nest are rolled into the form posite ends of the board and are offset at 7 their outer ends so that the inner end 35 ot' theside board 33 may engage the inner face of the flanges of the legs while the cleats 34 engage the outer face of the flanges so that the side boards may be removed by elevating them sufficient to clear the top edges of the post. The ends'of the side boards 33 terminate short of the pair of the side flanges of the legs so that they will clear the brace bar 20 and the division plate 15. The upperends of the side boards 33 are rolled to provide a sleeve 42 for the reception of a reinforcing rod 43.

From the above description it will be noted that the rails 21 forming the roost for the chickens and the pairs of rails 23 form- .ing a support for the nests may be readily brace bars connecting the legs removed as are the side boards 33. The dropping board may be made of metal and formed in sections if desired. The ends and side edges of the board rest respectively on the bars 17 and the longitudinal bars 16. lVhere the board ,l l is made of metal it may be corrugated in order to provide for additional strength and the ends, as shownat I it), are rolled to provide elongated eycs to receive reinforcing Wires. i

claim I 1. A roost comprising a supporting frame including legs and flanged connecting bars,

certain of the flanges ofithe conneotingbars being locatedin a horizontal plane, a dropping board having its ed es resting upon theadjacent flangesofthe connecting bars, at the'ends of the frame, and rails removably connected with the brace bars, and nests removably supported on the frame below the dropping board. a g

2. A roost comprising a supportingframe including legs and flanged connecting bars,

certain of the flanges of the connecting bars being located in a horizontal plane, a dropping board having its edges resting upon the adjacentflanges of the connecting bars, brace bars connecting the legs at the ends of the frame, rails removably connected with the brace bars, side boards located along the longitudinal edges of the dropping board and having removable connections With the legs whereby said side boards are readily removed from the frame, and nests supported on the frame and in protected relation by the dropping board.

3. A roost comprising a supporting frame including legs and flangedconnecting bars, certain of the flanges of the connecting bars being located in a horizontal plane, a dropping board having its edges resting upon the adjacent flanges of the connecting bars, brace bars connecting thelegs at the ends of the frame, rails removably connected with the brace bars, a second pair of brace bars connected with'the legs at the ends of the frame, rails removably supported by the last-mentioned brace bars, and nests removably supported by the last-mentioned rails. g Y g p 4. A roost comprlslng a supporting frame including legs and flanged connecting bars,

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